Asia Tech News Digest - October 02, 2026

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Semiconductor
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Electronics
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Pharmaceutical
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Biotechnology
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AI
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1 DigiTimes Micron ramps up HBM capacity at Taiwan's four major sites Micron Technology's revenue and profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 both beat expectations, and the company expects capacity supply to be even tighter in 2027 and 2028 than in 2026. Donghui Lu, vice president of Micron's DRAM front-end manufacturing operations in Asia and chairman of Micron Taiwan, said AI is AI
2 TechAsia Samsung Electro-Mechanics AI deals hit $2.6b The company announced on September 1 its largest-ever MLCC contract, worth 1.1 trillion won (US$792 million), also for 2027 delivery. AI
3 DigiTimes LG Electronics, LS Electric target AI data center bottlenecks with US cooling capacity, 345kV power deals South Korea's LG Electronics and LS Electric are expanding deeper into AI data center infrastructure, targeting two of the fastest-growing bottlenecks around high-density computing: cooling and power delivery. LG is adding chiller capacity in the US and South Korea, while LS Electric has secured a US$133.41 million con ElectronicsAI
4 DigiTimes California tech exec arrested in US$300M Nvidia AI server smuggling case US federal prosecutors on October 1 arrested a 38-year-old California man accused of violating US export controls by smuggling computer servers containing US$300 million worth of Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China. AISemiconductor
5 TechAsia Temasek stays bullish on AI despite heavy infrastructure spending Temasek has overall holdings valued at about US$400 billion and owns stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic. AI
6 EETAsia Infineon Strengthens ASEAN Presence with Expanded Bangkok Site Infineon's new Bangkok backend facility adds assembly, test and wafer-test capacity, supporting expansion of its global manufacturing network. The post Infineon Strengthens ASEAN Presence with Expanded Bangkok Site appeared first on EE Times Asia . Semiconductor
7 NikkeiAsia Three fourths of electronics firms in Malaysia to lift investment: AmCham Three fourths of electronics firms in Malaysia to lift investment: AmCham Electronics

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